Peasant movement and organization: a case of esarn small Farmers' assemble (ESFA) in northeastern Thailand

Northeastern Thai peasants have contributed significantly to the rapid growth of the contemporary Thai economy as they form the majority of agricultural producers and labourers. Their social and economic roles have laid the foundation of cultural and economic development in Thai society. Nonetheless, lives of these peasants are miserable. They work hard, but earn very little. They have been exploited and treated as a subordinated group in Thai society for generations and generations.